Financial Engineer H-1B salaries — 343 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 33
- Filings · FY2025
- $123k
- Median base · FY2025
- $100k–$220k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Numerix
- Top sponsor · 33 all-time
Financial Engineer: 343 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $123k across 33 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $100k and $220k. The biggest sponsors are Numerix, Factset Research Systems, Moody S Analytics; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Financial Engineer make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $123k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Financial Engineer sponsorship changed?
30 certified filings in FY2016 → 10 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10 | −70% | $125k |
| FY2025 | 33 | +3% | $123k |
| FY2024 | 32 | +33% | $106k |
| FY2023 | 24 | −23% | $110k |
| FY2022 | 31 | −11% | $100k |
| FY2021 | 35 | −15% | $103k |
| FY2020 | 41 | +58% | $93k |
| FY2019 | 26 | −13% | $94k |
| FY2018 | 30 | −41% | $90k |
| FY2017 | 51 | +70% | $90k |
| FY2016 | 30 | — | $90k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Financial Engineers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numerix | 33 | $90k |
| 2 | Factset Research Systems | 30 | $90k |
| 3 | Moody S Analytics | 26 | $91k |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association | 25 | $115k |
| 5 | SG Americas Securities | 20 | $220k |
| 6 | Moody S Investors Service | 18 | $113k |
| 7 | Integrated Financial Engineering | 15 | $79k |
| 8 | Amerihome Mortgage | 14 | $80k |
| 9 | Entagile | 11 | $95k |
| 10 | Ice Data Analytics | 11 | $74k |
Where are H-1B Financial Engineer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 147 | $106k |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 51 | $90k |
| 3 | Washington, DC | 28 | $110k |
| 4 | Rockville, MD | 15 | $79k |
| 5 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 14 | $94k |
| 6 | Santa Monica, CA | 9 | $66k |
| 7 | San Mateo, CA | 8 | $140k |
| 8 | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $102k |
| 9 | Boston, MA | 5 | $130k |
| 10 | Lafayette, CA | 4 | $90k |
Common questions about Financial Engineer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Financial Engineer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Financial Engineer is $123k (FY2025), from 33 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $85k and $128k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Financial Engineers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Financial Engineer are Numerix, Factset Research Systems, Moody S Analytics.
- Where are most H-1B Financial Engineer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Financial Engineer roles are New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Washington, DC.
- Does a certified LCA mean Financial Engineer H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →